This page will be devoted to the research I have done on the SMITH surname in my family. Because of the amount of data for this surname, I have taken extra care to document all the information so I am sure that it is a relative and not just a name!
If you have any questions or comments or additions, please feel free to email me!
Thomas SMITH is the first ancestor I have located. He was born abt. 1820 and died ?. He married Rebecca B. SMITH, born abt 1827, died ? in 1848 in Athens County, OH.
Children of Thomas and Rebecca were:
- Nathan SMITH born abt 1846
- Charles SMITH born abt 1849
- Frederick SMITH born abt 1850 (possibly the same person as Charles) m: --
Children of Frederick and ?:
Anna SMITH (1878 - 1929) m: Jacob A. COLLINS (1862 - 1936)
Children of Anna and Jacob:
- John F. COLLINS (1901- )
- Clara COLLINS (1903- )
- Maggie COLLINS (1904- )
- Livey? (probably Mable) COLLINS (1907- )
- Hubert COLLINS (1910- )
- Earl B. COLLINS (1913- )
- Carl COLLINS (1914- )
- Cora COLLINS (1914- ) Twin to Carl
- Sherman COLLINS (1917- )
- Betsey A. SMITH born abt 1853
- Nicholas SMITH born abt 1855
- Ezra SMITH born abt 1857, died 1927; married Mary Jane CONE, born abt 1855, died ?
Children of Ezra and Mary Jane were:
- Hulda Ann SMITH born 1884 died 1956; married John WORK
- William SMITH born 1882 died ?. He never married.
- It is interesting to note that on the 1900 census it was indicated that Mary Jane CONE SMITH was the mother of 3 children with 3 still living???
- William SMITH born abt 1860
- John A. SMITH born abt 1863
Following are some links to the families listed above and to other genealogical home pages that I thought were very good. Please visit them and let me know what you think.
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